How much does a ceiling fan cost per month in Rhode Island?

About $2.04 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 28.29¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a ceiling fan use?

Roughly 86 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $15.82 a year.

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Cost to run a ceiling fan in Rhode Island (July 2026 rates)

At 28.29¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in July 2026 — running a ceiling fan costs $24.44 a year. That is 55% more than the national average of $15.82. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 8.1% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $22.62 to $24.44 a year.

Per hour: 1.7¢
Per day of use: 13.6¢
Per month: $2.04
Per year: $24.44

Assumption: 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 86 kWh a year. A typical 52-inch fan on medium. DC-motor fans draw about a third of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 28.29¢/kWh, the 7th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $8.62 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same ceiling fan costs $10.99 a year in Louisiana and $41.47 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $30.48 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
District of Columbia	25.21¢	$1.82	$21.78
New Hampshire	26.60¢	$1.92	$22.98
Rhode Island	28.29¢	$2.04	$24.44
Alaska	28.83¢	$2.08	$24.91
New York	29.90¢	$2.15	$25.83

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a ceiling fan.

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

Wi-fi router$24.78 a year in RI Hair dryer$26.73 a year in RI Slow cooker$27.16 a year in RI

Cutting the number down

A fan cools people, not rooms. Running one in an empty room is pure cost with no benefit.
Because moving air feels several degrees cooler, a fan lets you raise the thermostat, which is where the real money is saved.
Reverse the direction in winter to push warm ceiling air back down without adding heat.

Questions

How much does a ceiling fan cost per month in Rhode Island?: About $2.04 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 28.29¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a ceiling fan use?: Roughly 86 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $15.82 a year.